Sure — here’s a custom hook for POST requests that follows the same pattern as your useFetchData hook (using .then() / .catch() instead of async/await):

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import axios from 'axios'
import React, { useState } from 'react'

const usePostData = (url) => {
  const [response, setResponse] = useState(null)
  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)

  const postData = (bodyData) => {
    setLoading(true)
    axios.post(url, bodyData)
      .then((res) => {
        setResponse(res.data)
        setError(null)
      })
      .catch((err) => {
        console.error(err)
        setError(err)
      })
      .finally(() => {
        setLoading(false)
      })
  }

  return { postData, response, error, loading }
}

export default usePostData

✅ How it works:

• You call this hook inside your component:

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  const { postData, response, error, loading } = usePostData('http://localhost:5000/api/add');
  

• Then trigger the POST request when needed:

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  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    postData({ name: "John", age: 25 });
  };
  

• You can use loading, error, and response to manage UI states.

Would you like me to make a version with FormData support (for image uploads etc.) too?

Of course 😊 — let’s break down the usePostData custom hook step by step.

Here’s the code again for reference:

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import axios from 'axios'
import React, { useState } from 'react'

const usePostData = (url) => {
  const [response, setResponse] = useState(null)
  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)

  const postData = (bodyData) => {
    setLoading(true)
    axios.post(url, bodyData)
      .then((res) => {
        setResponse(res.data)
        setError(null)
      })
      .catch((err) => {
        console.error(err)
        setError(err)
      })
      .finally(() => {
        setLoading(false)
      })
  }

  return { postData, response, error, loading }
}

export default usePostData

🧩 Step-by-Step Explanation

1. Importing dependencies

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import axios from 'axios'
import React, { useState } from 'react'

• axios → for making HTTP requests (like POST, GET, etc.)

• useState → to manage and store data within this hook (like response, error, loading states)

2. Creating the hook

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const usePostData = (url) => {

• This defines a custom hook named usePostData.

• It accepts one argument — url, the endpoint where you want to send POST requests.

• Example:
  const { postData } = usePostData('http://localhost:5000/api/add');

3. Defining states

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const [response, setResponse] = useState(null)
const [error, setError] = useState(null)
const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)

• response → will store the data returned from the server after a successful POST.

• error → will store any error if the request fails.

• loading → helps you track the status of the request (true while sending, false when done).

So in your component, you can show:

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{loading && <p>Sending data...</p>}
{error && <p>Error: {error.message}</p>}
{response && <p>Success!</p>}

4. Defining the post function

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const postData = (bodyData) => {
  setLoading(true)
  axios.post(url, bodyData)
    .then((res) => {
      setResponse(res.data)
      setError(null)
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      console.error(err)
      setError(err)
    })
    .finally(() => {
      setLoading(false)
    })
}

Let’s unpack that:

• bodyData → the data you want to send to the API (e.g., { name: 'John', age: 25 }).

• setLoading(true) → shows that the request started.

• axios.post(url, bodyData) → actually sends the POST request to your API.

• .then() → runs if the request is successful; it stores the result (res.data) in response.

• .catch() → runs if there’s an error; stores it in error.

• .finally() → runs whether it succeeds or fails; sets loading to false to stop the spinner/loading state.

5. Returning data and functions

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return { postData, response, error, loading }

This lets your component access:

• postData → function to trigger the POST request

• response → success result from server

• error → error info if something goes wrong

• loading → true/false while the request is happening

🧠 Example usage in a component

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import React, { useState } from 'react'
import usePostData from './usePostData'

const AddUser = () => {
  const [user, setUser] = useState({ name: '', age: '' })
  const { postData, response, error, loading } = usePostData('http://localhost:5000/api/addUser')

  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault()
    postData(user) // triggers the axios.post()
  }

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      <input 
        type="text" 
        placeholder="Name"
        onChange={(e) => setUser({ ...user, name: e.target.value })}
      />
      <input 
        type="number" 
        placeholder="Age"
        onChange={(e) => setUser({ ...user, age: e.target.value })}
      />
      <button type="submit" disabled={loading}>
        {loading ? 'Sending...' : 'Submit'}
      </button>

      {response && <p>✅ Added successfully!</p>}
      {error && <p>❌ Error: {error.message}</p>}
    </form>
  )
}

🔁 Summary

Would you like me to show a version of this hook that supports file uploads (FormData) too? That’s useful if your project includes image upload features (like treatments or product images).

Perfect 👍 you’ve got the right idea — you already have a reusable usePostData hook and a form (AddLocations) component where you can use it.

Let’s walk through how to connect them so your “Add Location” form actually sends data to your backend using your custom hook.
Then I’ll also point out one small bug in your hook.

🧩 Step 1: Fix small issue in the hook

In your import line:

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import React, { use, useState } from 'react'

✅ should be:

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import React, { useState } from 'react'

(use isn’t a React hook — that’s just a typo.)

Also, it’s a good idea to stop the loading state after the request finishes, so add .finally() to your chain.

Here’s the cleaned-up hook:

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import axios from 'axios'
import React, { useState } from 'react'

const usePostData = (url) => {
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
  const [response, setResponse] = useState(null)

  const postData = (bodyData) => {
    setLoading(true)
    axios.post(url, bodyData)
      .then((res) => {
        setResponse(res.data)
        setError(null)
      })
      .catch((err) => {
        console.error(err)
        setError(err)
      })
      .finally(() => {
        setLoading(false)
      })
  }

  return { postData, response, error, loading }
}

export default usePostData

🧩 Step 2: Use it inside AddLocations component

You can now integrate this hook into your form.
Let’s say your backend endpoint is /api/addLocation.

Here’s the updated AddLocations.jsx:

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import React, { useState } from 'react';
import styles from './adminstyles.module.css';
import usePostData from './usePostData'; // ✅ import your custom hook

const AddLocations = () => {
  const [formData, setFormData] = useState({
    treatment: '',
    location: ''
  });

  const { postData, response, error, loading } = usePostData('http://localhost:5000/api/addLocation');

  const handleChange = (e) => {
    const { name, value } = e.target;
    setFormData({ ...formData, [name]: value });
  };

  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    postData(formData); // ✅ send the form data to backend
  };

  return (
    <main>
      <section className={styles.addLocationSection}>
        <div className='container'>
          <h4 className='text-center my-4'>Add Location</h4>

          <div className={`col-lg-6 mx-auto p-4 shadow ${styles.formContainer}`}>
            <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
              <input
                list='locationList'
                name='treatment'
                value={formData.treatment}
                onChange={handleChange}
                className={`form-control mb-3 ${styles.inputField}`}
                placeholder='-- Treatment Name --'
                required
              />
              <datalist id='locationList'>
                <option value='General Surgery' />
                <option value='Lifestyle Disorders' />
                <option value='Cardiology' />
                <option value='Cardiac Surgeries' />
                <option value='Critical Care' />
                <option value='Neuro Surgery' />
                <option value='Organ Transplant' />
                <option value='Orthopeadics' />
                <option value='Gastroenterloogy' />
                <option value='Bariatrics' />
                <option value='Urology' />
                <option value='Vascular' />
                <option value='Plastic Surgery' />
                <option value='Infertility' />
                <option value='Obstetrics and Gynecology' />
                <option value='ENT' />
                <option value='Ophthalmology' />
              </datalist>

              <input
                type='text'
                name='location'
                value={formData.location}
                onChange={handleChange}
                className={`form-control mb-3 ${styles.inputField}`}
                placeholder='Location'
                required
              />

              <button
                type='submit'
                className={`btn btn-info w-100 ${styles.submitBtn}`}
                disabled={loading}
              >
                {loading ? 'Adding...' : 'Add Location'}
              </button>
            </form>

            {/* ✅ Optional UI feedback */}
            {response && <p className='text-success mt-3'>✅ Location added successfully!</p>}
            {error && <p className='text-danger mt-3'>❌ Error: {error.message}</p>}
          </div>
        </div>
      </section>
    </main>
  );
};

export default AddLocations;

⚙️ How this works

1. You type in treatment and location.

2. When you click “Add Location”, the handleSubmit runs:

   • Prevents page refresh.

   • Calls postData(formData) (your custom hook’s function).

3. The hook:

   • Sends POST request via axios.

   • Updates response, error, and loading automatically.

4. The component:

   • Disables the button while loading.

   • Shows success or error message accordingly.

Would you like me to show how to reset the form after successful submission (so inputs clear automatically)?

Got it 👍 — if you don’t want to use .finally(), you can simply handle setLoading(false) inside both the .then() and .catch() blocks instead.

Here’s your cleaned-up version without .finally(), but still keeping correct loading behavior 👇

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import axios from 'axios'
import React, { useState } from 'react'

const usePostData = (url) => {
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
  const [response, setResponse] = useState(null)

  const postData = (bodyData) => {
    setLoading(true)
    axios.post(url, bodyData)
      .then((res) => {
        setResponse(res.data)
        setError(null)
        setLoading(false)  // ✅ stop loading after success
      })
      .catch((err) => {
        console.error(err)
        setError(err)
        setLoading(false)  // ✅ stop loading after error
      })
  }

  return { postData, response, error, loading }
}

export default usePostData

✅ How it works:

• setLoading(true) → before request starts

• .then() → when request succeeds → set response + stop loading

• .catch() → when it fails → set error + stop loading

This gives you the same functionality as using .finally() but keeps your code style consistent with your .then() / .catch() approach.

Excellent — you’ve put it all together really well 👏
Let’s go over what’s happening in your code, how it works step by step, and a few best-practice improvements you might want to add.

✅ Step-by-step Explanation

1️⃣ The Custom Hook — usePostData

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import axios from 'axios'
import React, { useState } from 'react'

const usePostData = (url) => {
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
  const [response, setResponse] = useState(null)

  const postData = (bodyData) => {
    setLoading(true)
    axios.post(url, bodyData)
      .then((res) => {
        setResponse(res.data)
        setError(null)
      })
      .catch((err) => {
        console.log(err);
        setError(err)
      })
      .finally(() => {
        setLoading(false)
      })
  }

  return { postData, response, error, loading }
}

export default usePostData

🧠 What it does:

• Takes a URL and gives you:

  • postData: function to trigger a POST request

  • response: holds server response

  • error: holds any request errors

  • loading: shows whether the request is running

• Inside postData():

  • You call axios.post(url, bodyData)

  • .then() → stores server data if successful

  • .catch() → stores error if something goes wrong

  • .finally() → stops loading either way

So, when you call postData(...), your component automatically updates with the new states.

2️⃣ The Component — AddLocations

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import React, { useState } from 'react';
import styles from './adminstyles.module.css';
import usePostData from '../hooks/usePostData';

const AddLocations = () => {
  const [location, setLocation] = useState({ tname: "", location: "" });
  const { postData, loading, error, response } = usePostData('http://localhost:4000/location');

• You define a location object with two fields — tname and location.

• Import your hook and give it the backend URL for adding a location.

• The hook gives you everything you need (postData, response, etc.).

3️⃣ Handling Input

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const changeData = (e) => {
  setLocation({ ...location, [e.target.name]: e.target.value });
}

✅ Dynamically updates the right field (tname or location) every time the user types.

4️⃣ Handling Submit

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const submitHandler = (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  postData(location);
}

✅ Prevents page reload and sends the form data (location object) to your API.

5️⃣ The Form JSX

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<form onSubmit={submitHandler}>
  <input
    list='locationList'
    name='tname'
    value={location.tname}
    onChange={changeData}
    required
  />
  <datalist id='locationList'> ... </datalist>

  <input
    type='text'
    name='location'
    value={location.location}
    onChange={changeData}
  />
  <input
    type='submit'
    className={`btn btn-info w-100 ${styles.submitBtn}`}
    value='Add Location'
  />
</form>

✅ The two inputs map to your state object perfectly.
✅ Submitting triggers postData().

⚙️ What Happens When You Click “Add Location”

1. Button click → submitHandler() runs.

2. It calls your usePostData hook’s postData() with { tname, location }.

3. The hook:

   • Sets loading = true

   • Sends POST request to http://localhost:4000/location

   • Waits for server response

4. When it completes:

   • Updates response or error

   • Sets loading = false

5. The component re-renders, showing the latest state automatically.

💡 Recommended Improvements

You can make this form more user-friendly with just a few small changes:

✅ Show Feedback (loading / success / error)

Add this below your form:

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{loading && <p className="text-info mt-2">⏳ Adding location...</p>}
{response && <p className="text-success mt-2">✅ Location added successfully!</p>}
{error && <p className="text-danger mt-2">❌ Something went wrong: {error.message}</p>}

✅ Reset form on success

If you want to clear the inputs after a successful submission:

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const submitHandler = (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  postData(location);
  setLocation({ tname: "", location: "" }); // reset inputs
};

But if your API responds slowly, that’ll clear the form before confirmation.
So better approach:

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useEffect(() => {
  if (response) {
    setLocation({ tname: "", location: "" });
  }
}, [response]);

✅ Disable button while loading

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<input
  type='submit'
  className={`btn btn-info w-100 ${styles.submitBtn}`}
  value={loading ? 'Adding...' : 'Add Location'}
  disabled={loading}
/>

✅ Summary Table

Would you like me to show how to display all added locations in a table below the form after posting (using your useFetchData hook)? That would complete your "Add + View Locations" feature neatly.

Got it — let’s fix this. I’ll assume you want to keep the .then()/ .catch() style and not use async/await. Below I’ll:

1. list the most common causes why your POST might “not work”

2. provide an improved debugging-ready usePostData (more logging + better error extraction)

3. provide an updated AddLocations component that shows loading / error / success and resets the form only after a successful response

4. explain what to check (network, CORS, server)

Do all of this now — try it and tell me what the browser console / network tab shows if it still fails.

1) Common reasons POST “not working”

• Wrong URL or backend not running (http://localhost:4000/location must be reachable).

• CORS blocked by backend (check browser console/network -> Access-Control-Allow-Origin).

• Backend expects multipart/form-data (file upload) but you send JSON.

• You’re not reading the response / error details (use err.response to get server message).

• Form resets or state updates happening too early.

• Network error (port wrong, server crashed).

2) Debug-friendly usePostData (keep .then() / .catch())

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// src/hooks/usePostData.js
import axios from "axios";
import { useState } from "react";

const usePostData = (url) => {
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
  const [error, setError] = useState(null);         // { message, status, data } or null
  const [response, setResponse] = useState(null);   // server response data

  const postData = (bodyData, config = {}) => {
    setLoading(true);
    setError(null);
    setResponse(null);

    // log for debugging
    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
    console.log("[usePostData] POST ->", url, bodyData, config);

    axios
      .post(url, bodyData, config)
      .then((res) => {
        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
        console.log("[usePostData] success:", res);
        setResponse(res.data);
        setError(null);
        setLoading(false);
      })
      .catch((err) => {
        // get the most useful info from axios error
        const payload = {
          message: err.message,
          status: err.response?.status ?? null,
          data: err.response?.data ?? null,
        };
        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
        console.error("[usePostData] error:", payload, err);
        setError(payload);
        setLoading(false);
      });
  };

  return { postData, response, error, loading };
};

export default usePostData;

Notes

• config param allows passing headers (e.g. for FormData: { headers: { "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data" } }).

• error now contains { message, status, data } so you can show precise server messages.

3) Updated AddLocations component (with UI feedback + reset after success)

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// src/components/admin/AddLocations.jsx
import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import styles from "./adminstyles.module.css";
import usePostData from "../hooks/usePostData"; // adjust path if necessary

const AddLocations = () => {
  const [location, setLocation] = useState({ tname: "", location: "" });
  const { postData, loading, error, response } = usePostData(
    "http://localhost:4000/location"
  );

  const changeData = (e) => {
    const { name, value } = e.target;
    setLocation((prev) => ({ ...prev, [name]: value }));
  };

  const submitHandler = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();

    // basic validation
    if (!location.tname?.trim()) {
      // eslint-disable-next-line no-alert
      alert("Please select or type a treatment name.");
      return;
    }
    if (!location.location?.trim()) {
      // eslint-disable-next-line no-alert
      alert("Please enter a location.");
      return;
    }

    // Example: if backend expects JSON (default), send as-is:
    postData(location);

    // If backend expects FormData (for file upload), do:
    // const form = new FormData();
    // form.append("tname", location.tname);
    // form.append("location", location.location);
    // postData(form, { headers: { "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data" } });
  };

  // clear form only on successful response
  useEffect(() => {
    if (response) {
      setLocation({ tname: "", location: "" });
    }
  }, [response]);

  return (
    <main>
      <section className={styles.addLocationSection}>
        <div className="container">
          <h4 className="text-center my-4">Add Location</h4>
          <div className={`col-lg-6 mx-auto p-4 shadow ${styles.formContainer}`}>
            <form onSubmit={submitHandler}>
              <input
                list="locationList"
                id="location"
                className={`form-control mb-3 ${styles.inputField}`}
                placeholder="-- Treatment Name --"
                name="tname"
                value={location.tname}
                onChange={changeData}
                required
              />
              <datalist id="locationList">
                <option value="General Surgery" />
                <option value="Lifestyle Disorders" />
                <option value="Cardiology" />
                <option value="Cardiac Surgeries" />
                <option value="Critical Care" />
                <option value="Neuro Surgery" />
                <option value="Organ Transplant" />
                <option value="Orthopeadics" />
                <option value="Gastroenterloogy" />
                <option value="Bariatrics" />
                <option value="Urology" />
                <option value="Vascular" />
                <option value="Plastic Surgery" />
                <option value="Infertility" />
                <option value="Obstetrics and Gynecology" />
                <option value="ENT" />
                <option value="Ophthalmology" />
              </datalist>

              <input
                type="text"
                className={`form-control mb-3 ${styles.inputField}`}
                placeholder="Location"
                name="location"
                value={location.location}
                onChange={changeData}
                required
              />

              <button
                type="submit"
                className={`btn btn-info w-100 ${styles.submitBtn}`}
                disabled={loading}
              >
                {loading ? "Adding..." : "Add Location"}
              </button>
            </form>

            {/* UI feedback */}
            <div style={{ marginTop: 12 }}>
              {loading && <div className="text-info">⏳ Adding location...</div>}

              {response && (
                <div className="text-success">
                  ✅ Location added successfully.
                  {/* optionally show server message */}
                  {typeof response === "object" && response?.message && (
                    <div>{response.message}</div>
                  )}
                </div>
              )}

              {error && (
                <div className="text-danger">
                  ❌ Error: {error.message}
                  {error.status && <span> (Status: {error.status})</span>}
                  {error.data && (
                    <div style={{ marginTop: 6 }}>
                      Server: <pre style={{ whiteSpace: "pre-wrap" }}>{JSON.stringify(error.data)}</pre>
                    </div>
                  )}
                </div>
              )}
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </section>
    </main>
  );
};

export default AddLocations;

Key changes

• Shows loading, success and detailed error messages.

• Resets form only after response exists.

• Validation before sending.

• postData can accept FormData + config if needed.

4) What to check in the browser

1. Open Developer Tools → Console. Look for the console.log messages from usePostData.

   • You should see [usePostData] POST -> http://localhost:4000/location ...

2. Open Network tab → submit the form → inspect the request:

   • Is the request sent? (200/201 or error?)

   • Check Request Payload (JSON or form-data) and Response/Status.

3. If the request is not sent at all → check your JS console for runtime errors.

4. If the request is sent but returns 4xx/5xx → inspect response body for message (we now surface it).

5. If request is blocked → likely CORS: look for Access-Control-Allow-Origin messages. Backend needs to allow your origin.

Quick troubleshooting checklist

• Server running (correct port)

• URL in hook matches server route (/location)

• If uploading file, use FormData and multipart/form-data header

• CORS allowed on server (for development, allow http://localhost:3000 or *)

• Check browser console + network for axios error details (we log them now)

Try the updated hook + component. If it still fails, copy-paste the exact console error or the Network response body & status here and I’ll give the precise fix (CORS header, route adjustment, or request format change).

Good — this is almost perfect! ✅
But there’s just one small mistake that’s making it “not work properly.” Let’s fix it.

🧠 Problem:

In your .then() block, you wrote:

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setData("")

That resets data to a string, but it should be an object with empty values again.

✅ Corrected Code:

Here’s the fixed and slightly improved version 👇

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import React, { useState } from 'react';
import styles from './adminstyles.module.css';
import axios from 'axios';

const AddLocations = () => {
  const [data, setData] = useState({ tname: '', location: '' });

  const changeData = (e) => {
    setData({ ...data, [e.target.name]: e.target.value });
  };

  const submitHandler = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();

    axios.post(`http://localhost:4000/location`, data)
      .then((res) => {
        if (res.data.status === 'success') {
          alert(res.data.message);
          // ✅ reset the form properly
          setData({ tname: '', location: '' });
        } else {
          alert('Something went wrong!');
        }
      })
      .catch((err) => {
        console.error(err);
        alert('Error submitting location!');
      });
  };

  return (
    <main>
      <section className={styles.addLocationSection}>
        <div className='container'>
          <h4 className='text-center my-4'>Add Location</h4>
          <div className={`col-lg-6 mx-auto p-4 shadow ${styles.formContainer}`}>
            <form onSubmit={submitHandler}>
              <input
                list='locationList'
                id='location'
                className={`form-control mb-3 ${styles.inputField}`}
                placeholder='-- Treatment Name --'
                name='tname'
                value={data.tname}
                onChange={changeData}
                required
              />
              <datalist id='locationList'>
                <option value='General Surgery' />
                <option value='Lifestyle Disorders' />
                <option value='Cardiology' />
                <option value='Cardiac Surgeries' />
                <option value='Critical Care' />
                <option value='Neuro Surgery' />
                <option value='Organ Transplant' />
                <option value='Orthopeadics' />
                <option value='Gastroenterloogy' />
                <option value='Bariatrics' />
                <option value='Urology' />
                <option value='Vascular' />
                <option value='Plastic Surgery' />
                <option value='Infertility' />
                <option value='Obstetrics and Gynecology' />
                <option value='ENT' />
                <option value='Ophthalmology' />
              </datalist>

              <input
                type='text'
                className={`form-control mb-3 ${styles.inputField}`}
                placeholder='Location'
                name='location'
                value={data.location}
                onChange={changeData}
                required
              />

              <input
                type='submit'
                className={`btn btn-info w-100 ${styles.submitBtn}`}
                value='Add Location'
              />
            </form>
          </div>
        </div>
      </section>
    </main>
  );
};

export default AddLocations;

💡 Improvements:

• ✅ Fixed setData("") → setData({ tname: '', location: '' })

• ✅ Added catch() for better error handling

• ✅ Added required to both inputs

• ✅ Added fallback alert for non-success responses

If it still “doesn’t work properly,” tell me:

• what error appears in the console, or

• what happens (no alert, wrong message, no reset, etc.)

Then I’ll pinpoint the exact issue for your setup.

Excellent — this version is very close to perfect 👏
Let’s go through it step by step so you can be 100% sure it’s working and understand what’s happening.

🧩 Code Explanation

🔹 1. State Setup

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const [data, setData] = useState({ tname: '', location: '' });

You’re maintaining a single object with two fields:

• tname → treatment name

• location → location name

This makes the form easy to reset later.

🔹 2. Handling Input Changes

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const changeData = (e) => {
  setData({ ...data, [e.target.name]: e.target.value });
};

• Uses the input’s name attribute (like tname or location)

• Dynamically updates the matching key in state

✅ This is a best practice for reusable form inputs.

🔹 3. Submitting the Form

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const submitHandler = (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  axios.post(`http://localhost:4000/location`, data)
    .then((res) => {
      if (res.data.status === "success") {
        alert(res.data.message);
        setData({ tname: "", location: "" });
      } else {
        alert("Unable to add Location");
      }
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      console.log(err);
    });
};

Here’s what happens:

1. Prevents the default page reload.

2. Sends a POST request to your backend endpoint.

3. Checks if the backend response says "success".

4. If yes → shows an alert and resets form fields.

5. If no → shows a failure alert.

6. If an error occurs (like network issue or server error) → logs it.

✅ This logic is clean and follows proper promise handling.

🔹 4. Form Layout

Everything in your <form> looks good:

• The first input uses a <datalist> for suggestions (nice touch 👍)

• Each field is controlled (value + onChange)

• The submit button triggers onSubmit={submitHandler}

🧠 Why It Might “Not Work Properly”

If it’s not behaving as expected, check these:

1. Backend issue:

   • Ensure your backend (probably Express.js) route is:

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     app.post('/location', (req, res) => {
       res.json({ status: 'success', message: 'Location added!' });
     });
     

   • Make sure you have app.use(express.json()) enabled in the backend.

2. CORS error:

   • If you see something like “CORS blocked”, you need this in your backend:

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     const cors = require('cors');
     app.use(cors());
     

3. Incorrect response structure:

   • Your frontend expects res.data.status and res.data.message.
     Make sure your backend sends exactly that.

4. Input reset issue:

   • If fields don’t clear, ensure setData({ tname: '', location: '' }) is called inside the success block.

✅ Summary

Everything in your component is logically correct and well structured.
If it’s “not working,” the issue is most likely on the backend, not this frontend code.

Would you like to share your backend /location route code?
I can confirm exactly what to fix so that this form works perfectly end-to-end.

Perfect 👍 — thanks for sharing both frontend and backend!
Now we can analyze the full flow and see exactly why it “doesn’t work properly.”

Let’s go step-by-step 👇

🧩 Your Setup (Summary)

✅ Frontend

• You’re posting data = { tname, location } to
  http://localhost:4000/location

• You expect a response:

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  { "status": "success", "message": "Location Added Successfully" }
  

✅ Backend

• Express route:

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  locationRouting.post("/location", async (req, res) => { ... })
  

• Uses Mongoose model Location

• Saves data and sends response.

So far, this looks absolutely correct in structure.

⚠️ Possible Reasons It’s “Not Working Properly”

1. ❌ Missing JSON parser in backend

This is the #1 reason your form might not save data or req.body is empty.

In your main server.js or app.js, make sure you have:

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const express = require('express');
const cors = require('cors');
const app = express();

// ✅ Add these middleware
app.use(cors());
app.use(express.json()); // <— This one is essential

const locationRouting = require('./routes/locationRouting');
app.use('/', locationRouting);

app.listen(4000, () => console.log('Server running on port 4000'));

If app.use(express.json()) is missing,
then req.body will be undefined,
and Mongoose will save an empty document.

2. ⚠️ Your Mongoose schema may not match the fields

Check your locationsModel.js.
It should allow tname and location fields.

Example:

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const mongoose = require('mongoose');

const locationSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  tname: { type: String, required: true },
  location: { type: String, required: true }
});

module.exports = mongoose.model('Location', locationSchema);

If your schema uses different field names (like treatmentName),
then the posted tname and location won’t match.

3. ⚠️ CORS issue

If your frontend (React) runs on http://localhost:3000,
and your backend on http://localhost:4000,
you must enable CORS.

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const cors = require('cors');
app.use(cors());

Otherwise, you’ll see an error in the browser console:

“Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'http://localhost:4000/location' from origin 'http://localhost:3000' has been blocked by CORS policy.”

4. ⚠️ Error handling

Your backend catch block:

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res.send(err)

This sends back a raw error object (not JSON).
Better:

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res.status(500).send({ status: 'failed', message: err.message });

That makes it more consistent for the frontend to read.

✅ Corrected Backend Code

Here’s the fully corrected backend route for best practice:

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const express = require('express');
const Location = require('../model/locationsModel');

const locationRouting = express.Router();

locationRouting.post('/location', async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const locationData = new Location(req.body);
    const result = await locationData.save();

    if (result._id) {
      res.send({ status: 'success', message: 'Location Added Successfully' });
    } else {
      res.send({ status: 'failed', message: 'Unable to add location' });
    }
  } catch (err) {
    console.error('Error adding location:', err);
    res.status(500).send({ status: 'failed', message: err.message });
  }
});

locationRouting.get('/location', async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const result = await Location.find();
    res.send(result);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err);
    res.status(500).send({ status: 'failed', message: err.message });
  }
});

module.exports = locationRouting;

✅ Quick Checklist

If you can share your locationsModel.js and main server.js file,
I’ll pinpoint exactly what line needs fixing so your code works perfectly end-to-end.

Excellent — your component logic is perfect ✅.
Now let’s make it look beautiful with modern styling and soft color shading using your innerstyles.module.css.

We’ll go for a clean, card-based layout with gradient backgrounds, shadows, and hover effects — perfect for a “Locations” section.

🌈 Updated Locations.jsx

Here’s your improved React component with some added class names:

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import React from 'react';
import locationstyles from './innerstyles.module.css';
import useFetchData from '../hooks/useFetchData';

const Locations = () => {
  const data = useFetchData(`http://localhost:4000/location`);

  return (
    <main>
      <section className={locationstyles.locationSection}>
        <div className='container'>
          <h3 className={`text-center py-4 ${locationstyles.title}`}>
            Our Hospital Locations
          </h3>

          <div className='row justify-content-center'>
            {data.length > 0 ? (
              data.map((loc, i) => (
                <div className='col-lg-4 col-md-6 mb-4' key={i}>
                  <div className={locationstyles.locationCard}>
                    <h5 className={locationstyles.locationName}>
                      {loc.location}
                    </h5>
                    <p className={locationstyles.treatmentName}>
                      {loc.tname}
                    </p>
                  </div>
                </div>
              ))
            ) : (
              <p className='text-center text-muted py-5'>
                No locations available right now.
              </p>
            )}
          </div>
        </div>
      </section>
    </main>
  );
};

export default Locations;

🎨 Add This to innerstyles.module.css

Add (or merge) these styles at the bottom of your CSS module file:

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/* ---------- Locations Section Styling ---------- */

.locationSection {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8f9fa, #e8f0fe);
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 60px 0;
}

.title {
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0d6efd;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  position: relative;
}

.title::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 80px;
  height: 3px;
  background-color: #0d6efd;
  margin: 12px auto 0;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.locationCard {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #ffffff, #f0f4ff);
  border-radius: 15px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  padding: 30px;
  text-align: center;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.locationCard:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #e9f1ff, #ffffff);
}

.locationName {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: #343a40;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.treatmentName {
  color: #0d6efd;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  text-transform: capitalize;
}

💎 Result

After applying these:

• Each location appears inside a smooth gradient card

• Cards slightly lift up on hover

• Blue tones match a medical/clean aesthetic

• Responsive and aligned in a grid

• Elegant section heading with underline

Would you like me to make it even more “interactive” — for example, cards with subtle icons or a fade-in animation effect when they appear on scroll?

Perfect — your design already looks vibrant and modern, especially with that blue-green gradient! 🌈

Now let’s make it responsive so it looks great on all devices (mobile, tablet, and desktop).
We'll add media queries to adjust spacing, font sizes, and grid layout for smaller screens.

Here’s your updated CSS 👇

✅ Responsive & Polished innerstyles.module.css

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.locationSection {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8f9fa, #e8f0fe);
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 60px 0;
}

.title {
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0d6efd;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  position: relative;
}

.title::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 80px;
  height: 3px;
  background-color: #0d6efd;
  margin: 12px auto 0;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

/* ---------- Location Card ---------- */
.locationCard {
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, #09a2f5, #0dffbe);
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  padding: 30px;
  text-align: center;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
  height: 100%;
}

.locationCard:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #dfe4ec, #e8cad5);
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.locationName {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: #343a40;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.treatmentName {
  color: #0d6efd;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  text-transform: capitalize;
}

/* ---------- RESPONSIVENESS ---------- */

/* Tablets (768px and below) */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .locationSection {
    padding: 40px 0;
  }

  .title {
    font-size: 1.7rem;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .locationCard {
    padding: 25px;
    border-radius: 18px;
  }

  .locationName {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
  }
}

/* Mobiles (576px and below) */
@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .title {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  }

  .locationCard {
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 15px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  }

  .locationName {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }

  .treatmentName {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
}

🌟 What’s Improved:

✅ Fully responsive — adapts spacing & typography
✅ Smooth hover & gradient transitions
✅ Clean layout on mobile (single-column) and tablet (two-column)
✅ Balanced shadows and rounded corners

Would you like me to make the cards animate (fade-in or slide-up) as they appear while scrolling? That would make the section even more dynamic.

Perfect 👍 You’re very close — you already have tid and tname coming via useParams.
Now you just need to filter locations in your Locations component so that only the locations for that specific treatment (selected from the Treatments page) are shown.

Let’s walk through it step by step 👇

🧠 Your Current Data Flow:

• Each location document in MongoDB looks like this:

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  {
    tname: "Cardiology",
    location: "Hyderabad"
  }
  

• When you click a treatment, e.g., "Cardiology", you navigate to:

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  /locations/671abcde12345/Cardiology
  

• The tname (Cardiology) comes from useParams().

So now in your Locations.jsx, we just need to:

1. Fetch all locations (which you’re already doing).

2. Filter only those where loc.tname === tname.

✅ Updated Locations.jsx

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import React from 'react';
import locationstyles from './innerstyles.module.css';
import useFetchData from '../hooks/useFetchData';
import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';

const Locations = () => {
  const { tid, tname } = useParams();
  const allLocations = useFetchData(`http://localhost:4000/location`);

  // Filter locations that match the selected treatment name
  const filteredLocations = allLocations.filter(
    (loc) => loc.tname.toLowerCase() === tname.toLowerCase()
  );

  return (
    <main>
      <section className={locationstyles.locationSection}>
        <div className='container'>
          <h3 className={`text-center py-4 ${locationstyles.title}`}>
            Our Hospital Locations for {tname}
          </h3>

          <div className='row justify-content-center'>
            {filteredLocations.length > 0 ? (
              filteredLocations.map((loc, i) => (
                <div className='col-lg-4 col-md-6 mb-4' key={i}>
                  <div className={locationstyles.locationCard}>
                    <h5 className={locationstyles.locationName}>
                      {loc.location}
                    </h5>
                    <p className={locationstyles.treatmentName}>
                      {loc.tname}
                    </p>
                  </div>
                </div>
              ))
            ) : (
              <p className='text-center text-muted py-5'>
                No locations available for {tname} right now.
              </p>
            )}
          </div>
        </div>
      </section>
    </main>
  );
};

export default Locations;

💡 Key Points:

• useParams() extracts tname from the URL.

• We fetch all locations from /location.

• We filter them using:

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  loc.tname.toLowerCase() === tname.toLowerCase()
  

  (so it’s case-insensitive)

• Then render only those matching locations.

⚙️ Bonus Tip:

If you want to filter this on the backend instead of frontend (for performance with many records),
you can modify your Express route like this 👇

✅ In locationRouting.js

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locationRouting.get("/location/:tname", async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const { tname } = req.params;
    const result = await Location.find({ tname });
    res.send(result);
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(err);
    res.status(500).send({ error: "Server error" });
  }
});

Then in React:

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const data = useFetchData(`http://localhost:4000/location/${tname}`);

That way, you fetch only the needed records directly.

Would you like me to show you how to add that backend filtering route (and update your hook accordingly)? It’s a cleaner and faster approach for production.

Perfect 👍 — that example (SubServices) shows exactly the same logic you should apply in your current project (for Treatments → Locations).

Let’s break this down so you can clearly see why your old code worked and how to make your current one behave the same way 👇

🧩 How Your Old SubServices Worked

You had two endpoints:

1. GET /service/:sid → gives main service details (like description).

2. GET /subservicename/:sname → gives all subservices under that service name.

So, when you navigated to
/subservices/6712abcd/Cardiology,
your useParams() provided:

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sid = "6712abcd"
sname = "Cardiology"

Then you used:

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const data = useFetchData(`http://localhost:4000/service/${sid}`);
const data1 = useFetchData(`http://localhost:4000/subservicename/${sname}`);

And data1 automatically gave you all subservices belonging to that service.

🏥 Applying the Same Logic to Treatments → Locations

Your current goal:

When I click a treatment, show only locations where that treatment is available.

So you can apply the same backend-driven logic instead of filtering on frontend.

✅ Step 1: Add this route in your backend (locationRouting.js)

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// Get all locations by treatment name
locationRouting.get("/location/:tname", async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const { tname } = req.params;
    const result = await Location.find({ tname });
    res.send(result);
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(err);
    res.status(500).send({ error: "Server Error" });
  }
});

This works just like your /subservicename/:sname route in the old project.

✅ Step 2: Update your React Locations.jsx

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import React from 'react';
import locationstyles from './innerstyles.module.css';
import useFetchData from '../hooks/useFetchData';
import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';

const Locations = () => {
  const { id, tname } = useParams();

  // Fetch locations based on treatment name
  const data = useFetchData(`http://localhost:4000/location/${tname}`);

  return (
    <main>
      <section className={locationstyles.locationSection}>
        <div className='container'>
          <h3 className={`text-center py-4 ${locationstyles.title}`}>
            Our Hospital Locations for {tname}
          </h3>

          <div className='row justify-content-center'>
            {data.length > 0 ? (
              data.map((loc, i) => (
                <div className='col-lg-4 col-md-6 mb-4' key={i}>
                  <div className={locationstyles.locationCard}>
                    <h5 className={locationstyles.locationName}>
                      {loc.location}
                    </h5>
                    <p className={locationstyles.treatmentName}>
                      {loc.tname}
                    </p>
                  </div>
                </div>
              ))
            ) : (
              <p className='text-center text-muted py-5'>
                No locations available for {tname} right now.
              </p>
            )}
          </div>
        </div>
      </section>
    </main>
  );
};

export default Locations;